A MAN has appeared in court accused of stealing items worth more than £10,000 from a house using violence.

Tyler James McShane was bailed after he appeared at South Cumbria Magistrates' Court to face the charge.

The 18-year-old is alleged to have trespassed into a houses in Craig Walk, Windermere on March 21 and subject a woman to violence to steal items.

The defendant, of Oakthwaite Road in the town, is due to appear for a hearing at Carlisle Crown Court on February 1 ahead of a trial.